Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-14
TO BUILD AND BEAUTIFY
Another Real Estate Syndicate Es-
tablished.
Purchase OF Land--Objeet of the Or
ganizatiOn - Work Proposed - The
Park Addition, Its Location, etc.
Who Are Interested.

A second real estate syndicate has been
established in Rock Island, and while its
objects differ somewhat from the organi-
cation formed last week, it proposes to do
as much for the city's growth. The chief
purpose is to locate and build up an ad
dition with special reference to beauty,
natural and artificial, and with this end
in view the McMaster tract, just east of
the Seventh ward school and facing north
on Seventh avenue, has been purchased.
There are forty acres contained in the
land, which is to be laid out Immediately
in choice lots. A. N. Carpenter of
Peoria, a landscape architect, and one
who ranks among the best in the country,
has been engaged for the purpose ana
will enter upon the work Immediately.
1t will be Mr.. Carpenters aim to preserve
the natural beauty of the location as
much as possible, taking out only such
| trees as are necessary to admit of the
building of houses and their convenience
and tG establish uniformity in the laying
out of the lots 1t will be park addi-
ton in name and reality, and when the
land is in suitable condition for
the erection of houses. it will be
sold on reasonable terms, the principal
requirement of the purchaser being that
he shall erect house which will be an
ornament to the neighborhood. Nothing
but handsome structures will be allowed
on the land, and lots will be sold only on
these conditions. The syndicate does
not intend to antagonize or interfere with
the syndicate already organized, but to
pursue somewhat different policy in
Strengthening and extending the build
ing interests Of the city.
The gentlemen composing the syndi
| cate have all had more or less experience
| in real estate transactions. They are G..
E. Mayne, the well known real estate
dealer of Omaha, now temporary
located at Davenport, E A. Benson now
of Omaha, and who has struck it rich in
western laud purchases and E. Fl. Guyer,
L. S McCabe, l. S. White and others of
this city. The Rock Island gentlemen
who have taken interest in the plan
have all of them had more or less in,
teiest in the western booming towns,
which have brough: wealth to so many
and the fact that they with the gentle,
men first named should be willing to
make this venture. gives assurance OF
success.
The syndicate has also secured land
Immediately south of the tract just pur-
chased, so that avenues may be cut
through the addition to old Sixth ave.
nue.. The city council will be petitioned
to extend the water mains to that part Of
town and the intention is to light all o.
the houses with incandescent electric
light, as is done IN Des Moines.
This promises to be beautiful part o.
town. The resident portion of the city
is gradually building up that way. The
land Of the other building syndicate is no
far from it, and it will, in few years. b,
the part of Rock Island to live in. Their
are also very good prospects of public
park being located in the neighborhood
Moline is now looking for a desirable
piece of land directly east Of the park ad
dition. and the Brooks estate contain
Just such property. The two cite
should act jointly in the establishment 0
park somewhere in the eastern part O
Rock Island or the western part of Mo
line, convenient to both cities Their
are some beautiful sites up there, RICH
on the line of the Union street railway
/, and where the scenery is magnificent